A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 61

Chapter 61

Cordy complained, “I was asleep.”

“Sorry for waking you.” John apologized.

Even so, she never did feel any sincerity from any of his apologies-as if he said it just for the sake of saying it.

“Is there a problem?”

“Just wanted to tell you that I’m back.”

“Got it,” Cordy said coolly, adding when she noticed his exhausted appearance, “You could’ve texted me. You didn’t have to come all the way here.”

“I thought your phone was dead,” he replied, clearly accusing her of not replying to his texts.

“I’ve been busy.” Cordy simply came up with an excuse.

“Cordy…”

“It’s late, go home,” Cordy said, cutting him short right then. “I have work tomorrow.”

As John swallowed his words, she finished, “Goodbye.”

door in his face, and he was left staring

was not imagining

was deliberately

did anything out of line that other night… In fact, his

on earth happened? Why was Cordy keeping him at arm’s length

Cordy’s apartment block just then, and he saw that the

dialed

answered when his phone started

are you?” John growled

you visiting the missus?”

“Get back here!”

sir!” Randy promptly directed the chauffeur

as they headed back, Randy wondered if Cordy

She really was

John spend a night

John’s car and Randy alighted, opening

he flinched-he feared sudden silences the

no surprise, John told him,

trembling as

got into the car and barked, “Drive!”

in the middle of the

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